tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post8230813426363497498..comments2024-03-29T10:51:27.752+13:00Comments on Not PC: Friday Morning Ramble #707Peter Cresswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10699845031503699181noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-13552567791802599022015-02-24T09:34:54.600+13:002015-02-24T09:34:54.600+13:00Well.....I must disagree. She does say that we go ...Well.....I must disagree. She does say that we go to college in order to endure a negative. I think you must see that too. But maybe you don't see that I also see that there is a proposed payoff for which we are to go to college too, which is "worth it."<br /><br />I do see that she means that, that by this choice to go to college or not the survival of reason hinges. What I was trying to do was challenge the absurdity of this. How silly the logic when applied to other cases!<br /><br />It's also silly in the context of my own experience at two universities and especially silly in the context of Ayn Rand's university experience as any who know it must agree. Put me right if I'm wrong though but I think this sort of talk is a symptom of Ayn Rand not quite getting the statism out of her bloodstream. The State was Her Christian Grey too...obviously. Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06315796390662297759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-21860086136694142015-02-23T13:20:55.619+13:002015-02-23T13:20:55.619+13:00@ Rick:- Ayn Rand is not suggesting you should go ...@ Rick:- Ayn Rand is not suggesting you should go to college for the purposes of putting yourself through a test ("test" in this context implies a negative, something you will have to endure), but that if you do go you will be helping to ensure the survival of reason.MarkThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06199883270652041621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-26241329498033653712015-02-22T14:46:32.499+13:002015-02-22T14:46:32.499+13:00^Really? I hope not, that's awful. Perhaps not...^Really? I hope not, that's awful. Perhaps not final if you can figure something out from the situation? Beating the bastards back can wait!<br />Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06315796390662297759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-22601301610632615882015-02-22T08:20:08.782+13:002015-02-22T08:20:08.782+13:00Yes , a big read as always , Sunday morning here, ...Yes , a big read as always , Sunday morning here, my wife left me, so maybe I will just read, only cry a little paul scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15675247055484136242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-69258012740880353612015-02-21T09:35:35.201+13:002015-02-21T09:35:35.201+13:00"To preserve one's mind intact through a ..."To preserve one's mind intact through a modern college education is a test of courage and endurance, but the battle is worth it and the stakes are the highest possible to man: the survival of reason"<br /><br />Why start at college? Send your children to public schools too to test their courage and endurance because it's worth it.<br /><br />Why stop at education? Send, in your time of need, yourself to public hospital to preserve one's body intact as a test of endurance and courage to try to reform the greater system.<br /><br />But these 'tests' make as much sense as running for political office in order to change it from within. It's completely ridiculous.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06315796390662297759noreply@blogger.com